Portable wrapping device for newspapers



Sept. 2, 1947. SEBASTIAN 2,426,749

PORTABLE WRAPPING DEVICE FOR NEWSPAPERS Filed July 10, 1943 [fire/#0)" E'Pwmw SE'DASTIAN Patented Sept. 2, 1947 roar-mean wnarrmc nnyrcn'ron- NEWSPAPERS Edward Sebastian,-

cliardiBaper Company,

Glaytom Mc.,. assignor. to Or St. Louis, Mo.,..a..cor.po.-

A'pplicati'onluly 10, 1943; Serial Nm 434,149 1 Claim (Cl..2 2 6L-18 devices. and moreparticularly to adevice": adapted to be mounted. on thecarrier vehicle travelling the delivery route, and? so constructed; that the carrier or an assistant may, while the carrier vehicleiis in motion, rapidly,v easily'an'd conveniently, Wrap the individualnewspapers: or the like in tightly rolled formation so thatthe latterv will be protected. against rain and snowby means ofa Water-prcofed container.

Among the important. objects of my invention are the production of such a device, having but few parts, very economically constructed and having little or nothing to. get: out'of order, and. which is relatively so. small and, compact that the same may be: mounted practically inconspicuously and yet serve every purpose for which such a device isaintended. 7

Another object of this invention is to so construct the same as to employ water-proofed paper bags for'receiving the newspapersand retaining them in the rolled formation required for usual delivery to the many points along the delivery route traversed by the carrier vehicle;

A further object of my invention is to so construct the device that the bags need onlybe slipped thereonto in place to receive the newspapers, said device being of such size and shape that it will frictionally engage the bags so'slid into place thereon and hold the same gripped while loading the papers thereinto, the final phase of loading acting to, release the bags for subsequent closure. I

A still further object of my invention is to. so construct a Wrapping device of the kind. described, that there will be no' tendency that the relatively hard and sharp edges or corners of the tightly compacted r011 will engage or tear the sides of the paper bag while it is actuated to fill the latter; the paper: bag being held,- concentrically spaced. about thenewspal er roll as thelatter is actuated into position for wrapping. within thebag.

Other objects of the invention are toyccnstruct a device of the kind described,=which will be neat and attractive. in appearance, and efficient. and satisfactory for use wherever deemed applicable.

Many other. objects and advantagesot the-constructlcn herein shown. and. described, and the uses mentionecl' will" be obviousto thoseskilled 2' in; the: art. to; which; this: invention:v aspperta-ins; as Willi be: clearly apparent; from; the. disclosures herein givenz.

Tc;- thisendzmyfinvention consists irrthe novel construction; arrangement and combination ofi parts; and-the method,ofzusing'thesame as here- 1H7. shown; and; described; and:v as. will: be; more: clearly pointed? out; in; the: claim:v hereunto: aprpend'ed;

the; drawings; wherein. like; refin'e'ncechar-- acters; represent like or" corresponding: parts throughoutztheaviews,

Figure; 1 is a. perspective elevation. of my device mounted in=v place on assunportingwall the; wrapper: bag: being: aifixed" ready for filling;

Figure: 2? is a: side. elevation of the? guide;- eleimentgwith. the wrapper bag thereon,v and the newspaper at its lowest position in: the bag; immediately prior. to stripping the. bag and contentszfromthe guide. element and:

Eigurer 3. is. a: perspective; view,.. llustrating' the wrapper; implace; and its end twisted; as deliveredz.v

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein, I. have. illustrated: a preferred embodi-- ment. of m invention, there: is indicated: any suitable. supporting? wall' I", as: for instancethe ihner side of one of the side walls: of a motor truck. on other" vehicle used by carriersii or the; distribution of newspapers or." the like along a. route;

These newspapers? are thrown tojthe lawns, porches; or: other: convenient locations of. the houses: along the: route, and;v from whence;- the householders will remove them subsequently, many carriers compacting; ea'ch. newspaper into tight; compact rolls, for greater accuracy and: ease in: distribution. as they: travel: along their. routes.

When it rains or snows, the papers must: be protected beiore distribution by the carrier, and carriers; wrap the: same. in watert-proofed' sheets: as? an" outer" covering; wiring the sheetsin placeorotherwlse securing them. However; this operation; is not only; troublesome and; tedious, too much of the small floor space but it. requiresoi'. thevehicle.

To overcome these: faults, I: have; constructed a wrapping devicethat, will occupynone ofthefioon space or, th vehicle: atv and: even; the; wall space; it will-. occnpy'is; so tinythatzthe; delzicais substantially inconspicuous when mounted. Thus, even when not in'use, it will not interfere in any way with the customary handling of the papers or decrease the effective working space within the vehicle.

To this end, I have provided a mounting bracket 2, such as the band or collar shown, which is secured to one of the side walls of the carrier vehicle, as indicated at I, and from whence the wrapping device is suspended.

An enclosure or guide member 3, in the general shape of a tube, chute, sheath,'sleeve, etc., is supported by the bracket 2, said guide member being greatly elongated and open throughout its length, and wherein the open top end serves as the intake end for the newspaper or the like,; which has been previously formed into a tight roll 4, the roll passing through the guide member and from whence it may be discharge end 5, while'in such roll form.

ejected through the open,

The outer periphery of the guide member 3 is preferably gradually decreased toward the discharge end of the guide member, in order to more I effectively cooperate with the wrapper bags, as will now be described.

7 These wrapper bags'fi are made suitably waterproofed to properly protect any contents from the rain and snow, and are of generally elongated shape so as to more than amply take the full length of the rolled newspaper in a manner to be more clearly hereinafter set forth. These paper bags 6 may have their bottoms 1 sealed, and there is sumcient extension at, the other end of the bag to enable the same to be twisted or otherwise sealed to form the closure 8 thereat. Obviously, when the newspaper roll is assembled with'-, in the paper bag, sealed at both ends, the package may be distributed in the usual manner, as by hurling from the carrier vehicle;

On account of the outer taper of the lower portion of the guide member 3, and the proportioning of the paper bags 6, the latter may be passed upwardly on the former, with the open mouth of the bag in registry with the discharge end of the guide member, for apredetermined distance This substantially uninterrupted passage orsliding of the bag on the guide as soon as the frictional resistance between the bag and guide member becomes great enough'to prevent free movement the'rebetween. When this condition: obtains, ment shown is at about mid-length of the bag will then be sufiiciently tightly gripped so as to be supported solely by the guide member, so that said bag thus suspended may entirely receive the rolled newspaper and have an overlap out of l which to form thesealin'g' or closure twist 8.

The newspapers or the like are stacked on the vehicle floor, and these papers are removed one at a time from such stacked piles and the hereindescribed device. Each paper is made into a compact, relatively tight roll 4, and then inserted into theintake end of the wrapping device.

The open mouth of the paper bag is' passed upwardly encircling the guide member, the moveand'witha goodly portion of the bag suspended below-'the'discharge 'end of the guide-member;

L'Ihe' "newspaper; held inroll formation] is pressed downwardly through the guide member member will cease and which in the embodibag, the

wrapped in 7 been discharged or device, the extension be given a final twist to form the closure 8,

To assist further movement of the roll, it is" then pressed toward the bottom of the paper-bag, past the discharge end 01- the guide member, With any suitable tool, such as a pusher rod 9 suspended handily adjacent the wrapping device, and as soon as the roll has seated on the bag bottom, the continued actuation of the same willstrip or release the bag fromfthe bag holder or guide member, inasmuch asthis pressure is'now sulficient to overcome the frictional grip holding the bag in place, After the bag and contents have ejected from the wrapping portion of the bag end may whereupon the ,package may then be handled without danger of accidental opening, to the varj ious points of delivery.

Newspapers made into rolls generally have sharp corners or projections thereon,v such as would easily tear through the material of the guide member as soon as the former'has been tion of parts herein uses mentioned or methodemzihyed; except as to'which this invention appertains, and'the claim hereunto apor release the latter, butrthis paper bags, if there was interengagement between the two. during the sliding movement of the rollinto the bag, and itwillbenoticed that in my device, the bag andpaper roll are concentrically spaced apart'by the bag-holding and roll guide member, so "that the passage of the roll into the bag is had without side engagement and the roll reaches the be Of'course, there is a slight pressure of the roll againstthe bottom of the bag "in order to strip part of the bag, tearing the bag and is against 'a' Very strong so that 'there'is no" danger-of thereat', even'if the roll has any'sharp corners engaging the bag bottom. It is apparent that inasmuch as-the bag is substantially"automatically supported on the moved the required distance on the latter, both of the'hands of the operator ar'ethen performing his many and varied'duties, such as rolling the papers inserting them through the wrapping device, twisting the one-end after they leave the latter, and then'hurling them to the points of 'deliveryfand these operations maybe done rapidly, easily and conveniently. 1

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterialmodifications may t departing from the V spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish'to be made in the same without be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, arrangement, construction and: combine shown and described, or the limited by the state'of the, art

, pended.

ment of the bag ceasing when the frictional resistance between the cooperating surfaces of the passed onto said chute for a limited What I claim'as new and desire to' secure by Letters Patentis: a g

A device for wrapping a newspaper or the like,

comprising a longitudinally extending upright,

chute open at its upper insertion end and at its lower discharging end to permit passage of a rolled newspaper therethrough into 'an opened bag, said chute being substantially rigid and de creasingly tapered externally toward saidjdischarge end so that said opened bag maybe freely distance and limit further until forcibly thence be I frictionallyf; gripped to passage and held by said chute tom of the bag safely.

is but; momentary free for released and stripped from said chute by the Number discharge movement of the newspaper Within the 2 114 118 1,807,189 EDWARD SEBASTIAN. 1 917 5 REFERENCES CITED 53,323; The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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